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Costa Rica Awaits Laura Fernández Cabinet Announcement at Teatro Melico Salazar

Political attention in Costa Rica turns today to the Teatro Popular Melico Salazar, where President-elect Laura Fernández is scheduled to present the cabinet that...

Costa Rica and U.S. Expand Joint Patrol Agreement to Combat Illegal Fishing

Costa Rica and the United States have expanded their Joint Patrol Agreement to include the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, adding marine...

Chaves Calls for Radical Overhaul of Costa Rican State in Final Address

Outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves used his final address to Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly today to call for a deep restructuring of the Costa Rican...

Costa Rica International Reserves Near Record $21 Billion

Costa Rica’s international reserves have climbed to one of the highest levels in our country’s history, nearing $21 billion and giving the Central Bank...

Costa Rica Researchers Convert Waste Into Food

Costa Rican researchers are turning to fungi as a possible answer to one of our country’s most urgent environmental problems: what to do with...

Panama–US tensions escalate over Chinese investment, visa threats

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino accused the U.S. Embassy of threatening to revoke visas of officials and business figures with ties to Chinese companies....

Nayib Bukele Opens 70 More Schools in El Salvador Education Push

El Salvador’s government inaugurated 70 renovated public schools on Sunday as the third batch under President Nayib Bukele’s Dos Escuelas por Día program. The...

Dollar Exchange Rate Near ₡458 as Rainy Season Begins in Costa Rica

Costa Rica entered the first days of May with the dollar still hovering near historic lows, keeping pressure on tourists, foreign residents and retirees...

Costa Rica swears in Laura Fernández Friday as second female president

Laura Fernández will be sworn in Friday, May 8, as Costa Rica's 49th president, succeeding Rodrigo Chaves at a ceremony that will mark several...

Costa Rica Weather Forecast Calls for Heavier Afternoon Storms This Week

Costa Rica will see warm mornings and stormy afternoons this week as Caribbean moisture moves across our country and helps fuel early rainy-season weather...
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What Is the Scope of the Mega-Trial Against MS-13 Leaders in El Salvador?

Shackled hand and foot, visibly aged, the MS-13 leaders on trial in El Salvador are now only a shadow of the violent gang members...

Costa Rica Court Orders Urgent Action to Protect Tempisque River

Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has ordered several state agencies and local governments to act together to address the degradation of the Tempisque River, after...

Latin American Clay-Court Hopes Take Center Stage at Italian Open in Rome

The Italian Open is underway at the Foro Italico, and for tennis fans across Latin America, this year’s tournament offers more than the usual...

Costa Rica Environmental Groups Host Concert to Protect Sharks

A coalition of environmental organizations will hold a concert Friday night in San José to call attention to the decline of shark populations in...